Join the region's leading buyers, along with ACTE Circle Sponsors and Event Sponsors for ACTE's Education Forum in Dallas. We welcome members and non-members alike.
Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Email Debbie Thomas. Have other questions about this event? Email ACTE.
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8:30 - 09:00am |
Registration & Networking |
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09:00 - 9:15am |
ACTE Welcome |
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09:15-10:15am |
Why Data Matters Listen to data experts and industry leaders discuss, debate, and resolve challenges around data access, availability, analytics and reporting. Discover how having the right data (not simply more data) is enabling managers to make better decisions and predict trends and behaviors that translate into cost savings and more effective policies. Karen Hatch, Travel & Expense Manager Zul Sidi, VP Enterprise Data and Analytics at Sabre Ben Newell, VP Product Management – TripCase |
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10:15-10:30am |
IGNITE the Industry Industry provocateurs will have five minutes each to share their personal and professional passions to ignite the audience, to generate awareness, and to stimulate thoughts and action. Qatar Deborah Mahoney, Manager Corporate Sales USA Avis Budget Group Rob Engels, Corporate Account Manager |
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| 10:30-10:45am | Networking Break | |
10:45-12:00 pm |
The Cartography of Negotiation WE HUMANS ARE NEGOTIATORS AT THE CORE. SHOULDN’T WE BE BETTER AT IT? In this interactive and dynamic keynote, participants will learn how to create mutual value, not choose sides. Building on classic negotiation theory, and informed by hundreds of real-life scenarios, Scott teaches you to shape the dynamics of dialogue, control the physical environment, prepare purposefully for engagement, respond nimbly to unforeseen obstacles, and create more value for everyone at the table. Scott Wayne, Founder of the Frontier Project |
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12:00-12:45pm |
Networking Lunch |
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12:45-2:00pm |
Managing Change “Engaging travelers, buyers and suppliers….better than before”
Be a part of facilitated roundtable discussion topics designed to improve communication and increase leverage with your suppliers. Learn and share positive outcomes to greater traveler satisfaction and productivity.
Moderator-Wendy Prewitt, Vice President Business Development, Payment and Expense at BCD Travel
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| 2:00-2:15pm |
IGNITE the Industry Industry provocateurs will have five minutes each to share their personal and professional passions to ignite the audience, to generate awareness, and to stimulate thoughts and action. Lufthansa Matt Strong Regional Manager - Sales South Central USA
Enterprise DJ Prohaska, Vice President of Sales
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| 2:15-2:45 | Networking Break | |
2:45-3:45pm |
The Case for Trust: What, Why, and How Trust Matters Trust impacts every relationship. It is not just a “nice-to-have”, it is an actionable asset that can be quantified. If you don’t already have it, you can get it. Join this thought-provoking session to discuss what trust is, how to create it, leverage it, and measure it to improve the quality of your relationships at home and at work. Haley Johnson, Sales Manager at United Airlines |
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| 3:45-4:00pm | ACTE UpdateClosing Remarks | |
